Cooking utensil



Nov. 1, 1938. G. BLANDI COOKING UTENSIL Filed Oct. 25, 1937 grime/W130i Gjwcoma ,BjZandz, flab Q44 Patented Nov. 1, 1938 r i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COOKING UTENSIL Giacomo Blandi, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 Application October 25, 1937, Serial No. 170,822 2 claims. (01. 53-6) This invention relates to an improved, cooking from a single piece of metal, either cast or utensil. Although the present invention is applistamped, without any seams, joints or sharp cable to various forms of cooking utensils such angles. The bottom wall I2 is fiat so as to supas roasters, pans, pots and frying pans for cookport the roaster on a fiat surface. The side wall ing poultry, meats, fish, vegetables and fruits, I3 is substantially vertical and terminates in'an for the purpose of more clearly illustrating this inwardly directed edge M. A substantially L- invention, I shall describe my improvement in shaped member I5 is attached to the outer surconnection with a roaster for roasting a section face of the side wall of the pan adjacent the of meat. top edge thereof by means of any conventional The general essentials for the proper preparaattaching means. The vertical wall N5 of mem- 10 tion of a roast are, prevent burning of the roast, e e tes in a twa y directed e constant turning of the roast so as to thoroughly l e nding slightly a v d e M of P cook the same, and proper basting of the roast for a pu p e t e D a pe s l3 ar with the juices of the meat that have settled provid d in the side wall B a sh rt distan in the bottom of the roaster. Y above the point of attachment between member is In the old practice of roasting meats, it has l5 and Wall 3. 1 been necessary to constantly remove the cover The cover II is appro 0f the Same of the roaster for turning of the roast. This form as pan l0, though slightly larger, and, like constant removal of the cover permits the escape the D a o Sharp angles Corners at y of steam from within the roaster and thus some point o make it difficult to eleanse- The Cover 20 of the flavor of the roast is lost. Besides losing II is prov ded W t a d Wa 9, ter a some of the flavor, the constant piercing of the i an nw y directed edge The Side Wall roast by the turning fork causes the juic to I9 of the cover is also provided with an L-shaped run out of the roast. Also, under the old pracmember 2| Corresponding t e er he tice, it has been necessary to constantly remove member 2| has vertical wall 22 and outwardly 25 the cover, and with a spoon or ladle, remove the d e d 23 extending below edge p juice from the bottom of the pan a d pour it ings 24 are provided in the side Wall of the cover over the meat for proper basting of the me t, slightly below the point of attachment between As a result of the above old practice, numerous member i and Side Wall 0 disadvantages such as, constant care on the part The p n an cover are each provided with of the attendant in removing the cover for turnhandles, 25 and 25 respectively, for S p ing of the roast and basting, losing a portion of p at v ha d of the p d v the savory contents of the meat resulting from In the operation of p v as the removal of the cover, danger of burning the t meat is Placed Within the D in and a attendant when the cover is removed existed. ver pos n n pl as h wn in Fi ure 2 35 Thus, a primary object of the present invenof the drawing- The edge I? extending a ov tion is to eliminate the aforementioned disadd It cooperates w member 2| s that vantages. edge 20 terminates short of the bottom of mem- A further object of the invention is to provide her l5 and open '8- The meat s then c oked 40 an improved roaster which is easy to manipulate o a S o pa o e d W thout remov- 40 and which produces a better cooked roast. ng the cover the meat can be cooked on the Other objects and advantages of the invention opposite side by merely grasping the handles 25 will be apparent from the following description and 26 and inverting the utensil so that the taken in connection with the accompanying cover I l is underneath and acts as the pan for 5 drawing wherein the meat which now rests upon the cover in its Figure 1 is a side view of the complete roaster. nve po This s the e e ect as Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section turning over the meat. .The juices given off in through the same. the cooking of the meat, having settled in pan Figure 3 is a detail view, on an enlarged scale, ID will drip down along the sides l3 into the of the joint between the body and the cover. cover II which is now the pan portion of the 50 Referring to the drawing in detail, the comutensil. The flange portions M will direct these plete utensil comprises a base portion or pan I0, drippings onto the meat. After further cookand a cover ll. ing, the utensil may be again inverted causing The pan l0 consists, preferably, of an ovalthe meat to seek the lower portion of pan I0.

shaped vessel having its bottom and side formed Thejuice in cover ll will drip down the sides 55 to turn the meat.

I9 and, because of openings [8, will return to pan I 0. This procedure can be followed until the roast is completely done. It is readily apparent that this constant turning of the utensil has the effect of cooking all portions of the meat without necessitating removal of the cover In addition to this, the constant inversion of the utensil permits the juices to circulate through the pan and come in contact with all portions of the roast.

It is thus apparent that with my improved roaster it is possible to roast a piece of meat without ever removing the cover while the meat is cooking and thus produce a much more savory and better cooked roast.

Although my invention has been described in connection with a roaster, it is readily apparent that it is equally applicable in the cooking of other foods. Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a roaster, a bottom pan including a side wall, a substantially L-shaped member attached to the outer surface of the side wall adjacent the top thereof, the upper edge of the L-shaped member terminating at a point above the upper edge of the side wall, openings in said side wall adjacent'the upper edge thereof, a cover for the pan and means on said cover cooperating with the upper edge of the L-shaped member for supporting the lower edge of the cover above the openings in the pan.

2'. In a roaster, a bottom pan having a side wall, openings in the side wall adjacent the upper edge thereof, a substantially L-shaped member attached to the side wall immediately below the openings, the upper edge of the L-shaped member extending a short distance above the upper edge of the side wall, a cover for the pan and means on said cover resting on the upper edge of the L-shaped member for supporting the lower edge of the cover above the openings in the pan.

- GIACOMO BLANDI. 

